Pink Elephant Effect
Deliberately trying to suppress a thought keeps attention focused on it, making the thought more cognitively persistent.
Episodes that teach this
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How the Mahabharata Taught us the Backfire Effect | Future IQ
· explained at 9:47
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If I tell you not to think of a pink elephant, all you can think about is a pink elephant.
Examples & generalisations
Concrete examples: trying not to think of a pink elephant